Features content RSS feedhttps://pitchfork.com/feed-features© Condé Nast 2023en-USMon, 05 Jun 2023 01:30:25 +0000https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-music-2023-so-far646788ba528154dcfc2debb8Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000A rolling list of our favorite albums of the year, updated somewhat frequently.Features / Lists & GuidesAnna Gaca, Jeremy D. 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